Inventus Capital Partners
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Seed · 8 people tracked
Also known as ICP SERVICES, LLC
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Investment thesis
Inventus focuses on leading seed-stage investment rounds for startups in Silicon Valley, then supporting those companies in every way it can to help them reach their Series A milestones. The firm emphasizes hands-on involvement, drawing on its partners' operating and company-building experience — for example, expertise gained building social networks — to help founders deliver on their goals.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Inventus Capital Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 40 of 65 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×23Enterprise Software ×15SaaS ×14Cybersecurity ×6Data & Infrastructure ×6Marketing Tech ×6Cloud Computing ×5Marketplaces ×5
HQs:United States×25India×6Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×4Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Rutgers University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×5Finance & Accounting ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Aster Data Systems ×2Flipkart ×2Hyperloop India ×2Ola (ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd) ×2Versata Corp. ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 65 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 52021 · 42020 · 32019 · 12018 · 12017 · 32016 · 22015 · 12014 · 32013 · 133 dated
Nutanix provides a cloud infrastructure platform that enables organizations to run applications, data, and AI across hybrid environments including public clouds, private clouds, datacenters, on-premises, and edge locations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Dheeraj Pandey(Executive Officer, Director)inRajiv Mirani(Executive Officer)inHoward Ting(Executive Officer)inDuston M. Williams(Executive Officer)inSunil Potti(Executive Officer)inDavid Sangster(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESKhosla Ventures+9 more
ArtistOnGo provides hourly and monthly salon space rentals that allow beauty professionals to work independently while retaining client relationships and earning potential.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Dharmendra Manwani(CEO & Founder)inPatAarti
Co-investorsK50 VenturesRemarkable VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Asimily provides an exposure management platform that inventories, prioritizes, and mitigates cybersecurity risk across IoMT, IoT, IT, and OT devices.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHealthtechIoTSunnyvale, US
Shankar Somasundaram(Founder & CEO)inHithesh Nama(Co-founder)inMichael Brown(Director)inBrendan Baker(Director)inHank Barry(Executive Officer)
Board seatJohn Dougery· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEngineering CapitalMemorialCare Innovation FundRidge Ventures
Credit Sesame provides free credit monitoring and score tracking services for consumers seeking to understand and improve their creditworthiness.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechMountain View, US
Adrian Nazari(Founder)in
BoardDAVID POLTACK(Director)ANDREW LERNER(Director)inJOHN JARVE(Director)inFREDERICK L.A. GRAUER(Director)
Board seatJohn Dougery· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCamp One VenturesGlobespan Capital PartnersIA Capital GroupMenlo VenturesMultiplier CapitalRunway Growth Capital+2 more
Resilinc provides agentic AI software for supply chain risk management that detects disruptions in real time and recommends mitigation actions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMilpitas, US
Sumit Vakil(Executive Officer)inBindiya Vakil(Executive Officer, Director)inGregory Silich(Director)
BoardRavi Mohan(Director)in
Board seatJohn Dougery· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersStreamlined VenturesFirst Star VenturesSalesforce VenturesShasta VenturesVista Equity Partners
100x provides a platform for building, distributing, and generating revenue from autonomous AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkBengaluru, IN
Shardul Lavekar(Founder)inParth Mudgal(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsChakra Growth FundPerot Jain3Lines Venture Capital
A staffing and recruitment services company that connects candidates with employers across multiple industries including IT, healthcare, finance, and manufacturing.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesBengaluru, IN
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersIDG Ventures India
ActivityHero is an online marketplace and management platform where families discover and book kids' camps and activities, and where activity providers list and manage their offerings.
ConsumerEdTechMarketplacesSaaSSan Jose, US
Shilpa Dalmia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPeggy Chang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardManu Rekhi(Director)
Co-investors500 Global
AdZen is an advertising technology platform that uses AI and natural language understanding to enable two-way, conversational interactions between brands and audiences, moving away from traditional one-way ad impressions.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Brett Crosby(Chief Operating Officer, Co-founder)inMate Benko(Head of AI)in
Ambee provides environmental and climate intelligence data platforms, including air quality, pollen, wildfire, and natural disaster datasets, that help businesses understand how climate and environmental variables impact their operations and risk.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureSaaSBengaluru, IN
Madhusudhan Anand(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsChakra Growth FundIdeaspring CapitalRiso CapitalSeason Two VenturesTechstarsVenture Catalysts
Attivo Networks provides AI-native endpoint and identity protection delivered through a single lightweight agent, designed to autonomously detect and stop supply chain, ransomware, behavioral, and credential-based attacks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Sanjay Mirchandani(President & Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsEnergy Impact PartnersStrategic Cyber VenturesBain Capital VenturesForgePoint Capital
Auro Digital provides investment management software for institutions to manage the full lifecycle of fundraising, trading, and portfolio management, with particular focus on digital assets.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Mateo, US
C-Infinity builds foundational AI for mechanical design and manufacturing that reasons about 3D geometry, motion, spatial constraints, and production logic.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechMountain View, US
Johan de Kleer(Founder)in
Co-investorsBee PartnersCanaan PartnersRadius Capital Ventures
Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Mohit Aron(Founder Emeritus)inSanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)in
BoardWILLIAM COUGHRAN(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcArtis VenturesBattery VenturesCisco InvestmentsCoatue Management+21 more
Disco is a US company that makes a real-time employee recognition tool.
HR Tech
Justin Vandehey
Co-investors500 GlobalBessemer Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesIndicator VenturesLiveOak Venture PartnersLiveOak Ventures+4 more
Flam's Connect product builds humanlike AI visual agents that use natural language understanding and low-latency streaming to deliver real-time conversational experiences based on a company's knowledge base.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Shourya Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsDholakia VenturesRTP GlobalSeafundTwin Ventures
Flam builds AI-native content models that generate life-like immersive visuals with real-time interactive controls, streamed instantly without app downloads.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Shourya Agarwal(Founder)inMalhar Patil(Founder)in
Co-investorsUpsparks CapitalRTP GlobalTwin Ventures
GreyOrange provides AI-driven supply chain orchestration and inventory optimization software for retailers and third-party logistics providers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsMithril Capital Management
HeadSpin provides audio and video testing with performance KPIs and analytics for teams delivering streaming and media experiences.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSPalo Alto, US
Brien Colwell(Executive Officer)inJonathan Kaplan(Executive Officer)Rajeev Butani(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKarim Faris(Director)inNikesh Arora(Director)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAtlassian VenturesBlue CollectiveGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGV (Google Ventures)ICONIQ+4 more
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HealthCube manufactures portable point-of-care diagnostic devices that can screen for 55+ health parameters including vitals, biochemical, cardiac, and infectious disease markers.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDelhi, IN
BoardDr. Ramanan Laxminarayanin
Co-investorsPerot Jain
Hover transforms smartphone photos into interactive 3D models of homes and buildings for construction professionals, insurance experts, and homeowners to measure, design, and scope projects.
Construction TechHardwarePropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Adam J. Altman(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Reilley(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRoss Hangebrauck(Director)Kevin Compton(Director)Stewart Alsop(Director)inCharles Galford(Director)
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersAmerican Family VenturesFinSight VenturesMenlo VenturesAlmaz Capital
Inhabitr offers furniture with delivery options and rental/plan selection for homes.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Great North VenturesHamilton Ventures
InstaMH provides a clinical documentation and patient management platform for hospitals and healthcare facilities to capture clinical notes, manage prescriptions, order diagnostics, track ward activities, and maintain electronic medical records across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
IntelliVision provides solutions to original equipment manufacturers, large integrators, and consulting firms; it does not serve personal or small-business end users.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTSaaSSector AgnosticSan Jose, US
Co-investorsBenhamou Global Ventures
Kaboodle provides an all-in-one event platform covering ticketing, access control, cashless payments, staff accreditation, and CRM/marketing for festivals and live experiences.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Khyaal is a mobile app that serves seniors in India with a community platform offering events (music, games, yoga, meditation), financial products (digital gold and SIPs), curated products through a marketplace, and organized senior-friendly domestic and international tours.
ConsumerFintechWellness & FitnessIndia, IN
Hemanshu Jain(Executive Officer, Director)inRaj-Ann R. Gill(Director)
BoardGlen Tullman(Director)in
Co-investorsSupermorpheus7wire VenturesEverywhere VenturesINVENTUS CAPITALTitan CapitalUnpopular Ventures
Mercately is a conversational commerce platform that integrates products, payments, and messaging channels through AI-powered automation.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSSheridan, US
Co-investorsBuenTrip VenturesCapria VenturesExpert DOJOSalkantay VenturesTechstars
Merkle provides customer experience management and marketing services, helping enterprises align their technology strategy with business goals and deliver personalized, unified brand experiences across customer touchpoints.
AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Co-investorsTCVArrington CapitalBECO CapitalDarrow HoldingsHashedK3 Ventures+2 more
Modern Meadow develops animal-free, bio-fabricated leather alternatives using synthetic biology and material science for the fashion, interiors, and automotive industries.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsPine Brook, US
Gabor Forgacs(Director, Promoter)inAnna Bakst(Executive Officer, Director)inRex Liu(Executive Officer)David Williamsonin
BoardAndras Forgacs(Director, Promoter)Bart Swanson(Director)in
Co-investorsArtis VenturesAstanor VenturesBreakout LabsBreakout VenturesHorizons VenturesKohala Ventures+4 more
Orbion provides a computational platform for protein engineering that characterizes sequences, ranks stabilizing mutations, predicts construct expression, and generates experimental protocols to filter designs before lab synthesis.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBerlin, DE
Aniruddh Goteti(Co-Founder)inÇağlar Bozkurt(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsQAI VenturesBeringeaMaterial ImpactWakestream Ventures
Orbion Space Technology builds Hall-effect electric propulsion systems for small-satellite constellations, providing integrated thrusters, power processing units, and propellant management for in-space maneuvers.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Lyon (Brad) King(CEO)inJason D. Sommerville(CTO)inRob Washeleski(CDO)inJorge Ramos(CFO)inLarry Bates(VP, Manufacturing)
Co-investorsBeringeaID VenturesInvest MichiganMaterial ImpactMichigan RiseWakestream Ventures
Petasense makes plug-and-play wireless vibration sensors and transmitters that instrument rotating machines and other industrial assets for predictive maintenance.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTFoster City, US
Arun Santhebennur(Executive Officer, Director)inAbhinav Khushraj(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsTrue Ventures
Pixxel builds hyperspectral satellite systems and software to monitor Earth's ecosystems, resources, and atmosphere for environmental management and climate action.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechPalo Alto, US
Awais Ahmed(Founder)inKshitij Khandelwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAditya Birla VenturesAthera Venture PartnersMerak VenturesRadical VenturesSeraphim SpaceTechstars+8 more
Poshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial
Manish ChandrainChetan PungaliyainGautam Golwala(Founder)inTracy Sun(Founder)in
Co-investorsCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalIA Seed VenturesK2 GlobalKindred VenturesMayfield Fund+7 more
Buying club for manufacturing SMEs.
Co-investorsAccelAthera Venture PartnersIFCInternational Finance CorporationKalaari Capital
Wayground (formerly Quizizz) is an education platform where teachers create and deliver activities, assessments, interactive slides, videos, and flashcards with built-in AI tools and learner accommodations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSanta Monica, US
Ankit Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inDeepak Cheenath(Director)in
BoardShripati Acharya(Director)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesHorizons VenturesPowerhouse VenturesRocketship.vcEight Roads VenturesNexus Venture Partners+1 more
World's most-used bus booking platform with $1Bn+ annual GMV; acquired by MakeMyTrip.
Phani Sama(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersHelion Venture PartnersINVENTUS CAPITAL
Rexera (formerly InspectHOA) uses AI agents to automate operational tasks in real estate transactions, including HOA document acquisition, data extraction, communications, payments, and quality control.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Marina Hubenovain
Co-investorsTunitas Ventures
Sapho built an employee experience platform that turned existing enterprise systems into micro apps, surfacing tasks and data through a personalized feed.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarlborough, US
Don Bulens(Executive Officer, Director)MARY JEFTS(Executive Officer)Christopher Midgley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJEFF MCCARTHY(Director)Timothy Barrows(Director)Frank Artale(Director)
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianFelicis VenturesHypothesisKleiner PerkinsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)NGP Capital+3 more
Sokrati provides implementation and consulting services for Google Ads Data Hub, a privacy-first data warehousing platform that enables advertisers to analyze campaign performance and audience insights while protecting user privacy.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Anubhav Sonthalia(Founder)inAshish Mehta(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersINVENTUS CAPITALIvyCap Ventures
Growth engineering platform providing actionable data to marketing and customer success teams for churn management and retention
Co-investorsAspenwoodDallas Venture CapitalHummer Winblad Venture PartnersZ5 Capital
Pavan Sondur(Founder)in
Co-investorsAthera Venture PartnersF-Prime CapitalNirvana Venture AdvisorsOrios Venture PartnersPeterson Ventures
Wald provides an AI governance and data loss prevention platform that gives enterprises real-time visibility into AI usage across their organization, including unauthorized shadow AI use, while enabling secure access to multiple large language models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Vinay Goel(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrada VenturesINVENTUS CAPITAL
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Flamingos TechnologiesMotivoORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.AarnaAkashxAmerican Cricket EnterprisesArkinCloudharmonicsCognovisionDhinganaDresmaEltropyEspresso LogicFarFariaGenwiNetmagicsolutionsPineGapSierra AtlanticStatXSysCloud
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 7
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCohesity · en.wikipedia.org · Sep 2, 2026
Merkle · bangkokpost.com · Aug 12, 2026
Nutanix · simplywall.st · Jul 17, 2026
Poshmark, Inc. · biometricupdate.com · Jul 16, 2026
HOVER · ad-hoc-news.de · Jul 15, 2026
Pixxel · newsbytesapp.com · Jul 7, 2026
American Cricket Enterprises · yardbarker.com · Jul 4, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Inventus Capital Partners made?
- Inventus Capital Partners has 65 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Inventus Capital Partners invest at?
- Inventus Capital Partners invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Inventus Capital Partners's typical check size?
- Inventus Capital Partners typically writes checks of $3M – $4M.
- What sectors does Inventus Capital Partners focus on?
- Inventus Capital Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Inventus Capital Partners located?
- Inventus Capital Partners is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Does Inventus Capital Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Inventus Capital Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Inventus Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Inventus Capital Partners most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Horizons Ventures, among 114 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 30
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Rocketship.vc is a data-driven venture capital firm that uses data science and a large database of startup activity to identify and invest in promising companies globally.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-founded venture firm that partners with founders across early and acceleration stages, providing capital plus hands-on support in recruiting, strategy, business development, and fundraising.
Nexus Venture Partners invests in early and early growth stage companies operating in India and the United States across multiple sectors. The firm was founded by entrepreneurs with experience building companies.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.
Shasta Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building software, AI, and deep technology companies, providing capital, insight, and operating experience.
Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate venture investment arm associated with Qualcomm, backing technology companies from early to growth stage across multiple sectors.
▶18 more co-investors
Blume VenturesHelion Venture Partners7wire VenturesMerak VenturesQuest Venture PartnersIA Capital GroupGeneral CatalystSV AngelDCVC (Data Collective)KrakenPlug and Play VenturesPeak XV PartnersVenture HighwayBioGeneration VenturesWaverley CapitalSmartStart FundDreamit VenturesHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)
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